Downfall [Punk Niall Horan]

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Beep. Beep. Beep.

My eyes fluttered slightly, but it felt like there was a weight pulling them right back down. The weird thing was I felt completely numb inside and out of my body, and I did not feel anything as I lay in the darkness. My mind felt shattered, torn apart, and thrown away into the garbage disposal. So many people had died. Those men. Valie, my bestfriend.

Luke.

I jerked my face to the side at the thought of his name, it sending an electric jolt through my numb body. It was like a raw wound, and I didn't know if it would ever heal. Niall was basically dead to me now, and I'm pretty sure he felt mutual. He had only ever wanted me so he could have a head start over my father, to have an advantage.

I should have fucking known that he would be the downfall of me, of my spirit and soul. But just as the waves were drawn to the shore, I was drawn towards him and his charming smile and baby blue eyes. And quite honestly, I believed that he actually cared for me behind his harsh exterior and tattooed body.

What a goddamn idiot I was.

But everyone knew that I was still one.

Through the haze I remembered Harry had taken us somewhere that dreadful night, though I could not quite recall where. Everything was blurry after Harry had initiated the fight with my father's men, shooting relentlessly.

Gunshots echoed through the canvas of darkness in my brain, and blood seemed to throw itself against the walls of my mind. Not only Valie's, Luke's, and my father's men blood, but also my own brothers blood. And my own blood.

My ankle.

Harry being shot.

Images raged through my mind like a destructive tornado of hurt and pain, and I shot up straight with my heart pounding out of my chest. I looked around me and noticed the plain, white room and the plain white bedsheets underneath me.

A thin paper dress was covering my bruised body, and monitors and and IV's were hooked into my body at various points. Monitors beeped and clicked wildly beside me as I grabbed onto my throbbing chest hurriedly. I only had one single thought on my mind.